Holder for shaving-sticks.



H. A. COLGATE,

HOLDER FOR SHAVlNG STICKS.

APPLICAHOM FILED Amm. |911.

9@3@;4:% Patented ept. 4, 1917 HENRY AUCHINCLOSS COLGATE, 0F WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

HOLDER FOR SHAVING-STICKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. d, 191'?.

Application 1ed April 24, 191'?. Serial No. 164,159;

To au whom z' may concern'.-

Be it lmown that HENRY AUoHINcLoss CoLGATr., a citizen of the United States residing at West Orange, in the county of EsseX and State of N ew Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Holders for Shaving-Sticks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention pertains to an improved holder for shaving sticks, and has fr its main object the production of a holder comprising few parts, which may be readily assembled, and also one lfrom which the unused portion of the stick may bereadily removed with out loss and a new one as readily inserted.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the holder that itmay present a substantially ysmooth exterior, thereby preventing the accumulation of silds, and likewise facilitating its being cleansed when necessary or desirable. I

A still further object resides in the production of a substantially watertight joint or junction between the soap-stick and the cup-shaped holder therefor, whereby water is precluded lfrom getting into the holder and softening that end of the stick which is seated therein.' l

The structure is disclosed in the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a sectional elevation of the I holder, showing a stick of soap` mounted therein; Fig. 2 a side elevation of the shell or casing employed toy cover the soap stick;

Fig. 3 a. like view of the soa i `stick with the protecting foil thereon; an

Figs. 4 and 5 sectional elevations of the component elements of the holder.

The holder proper, or ythat portion into Which the shaving-stick is screwed, is coinposed of two cup-shaped members formed of light sheet metal drawn to form. The exterior member, see Figs. l and 5, comprises a head section l, preferably provided with flattened side faces 2, and a collar 3, a threadedl section 4 being formed adjacent the head. frlhe second or interior member is cup-shaped` being provided with a bottom 5 and a cylindrical wall having a wide' thread (3 formed therein. Said second niember is seated within the exterior member,

and the upper edge of the latter is turned in over the inner member, as at 7, Fig. 1,

whereby the two elements are ixedly secured to each other. l

The soap stick is denoted by 8, and one end is incased in a protective sheet 9, preferably of foil, wrapped about the same. Other materials, such as waxed paper or the like, may be employed in lieu of the foil, though a foil sheet is preferred. Said foil-protected ety end is screwed into the thread 6, the foil making a close lit with the thread, while at the same time preventing the soap from coming into contact with the holder and adhering thereto. .When the stick is Worn down, the remaining end' or remnant may be'readily turned out, as by pressing the edge of a knife-blade, or other instrument, into the end and then turning such blade or instrument, while held in the soap, collo. ter-clockwise assuming, of course, that the thread 6 is right-handed. The end thus removed, after having the foil taken olf, may be placed upon and cause to adhere to the end of a new stick and thus utilized, the I contacting surfaces being slightly moistened, if found necessary, and pressed together.v

The, covering shell, shown in Fig. 2, is merely a tubular member 10, having'threads 11 formed at its open end7 which threads are jadapted to engage threaded section 4 when `the'parts are properly positioned, thus locking the two members of the holder together, with the soap-stick entirely ineased. From the foregoing it will be noted that a minimum of parts will'be employed in the construction of the 'holder and that such' parts may be readily formed and assembled; furthermore, that'there are no movable elementsI employed to clamp the soapstick, and that the exterion'surface presents no seams or crevices. The foil 9, as above indicated, while' forming a seal with theV thread 6, facilitates the insertion and removal of the stick-end and no soap need be Thus, I propose to put the substitute sticks on the market with the thread molded therein, in order that they may be readily inserted in the holder after the old piece or remnant of soap has been removed, as above set forth.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

l. In a container and holder for shavingsticks, the combination of a tubular casing closed at one end and having a thread formed thereon at its opposite ond; and a combined closure andiholder, embodying a cap formed from a single piece of metal, cup-shaped in form and having an enlarged head with an exteriorly formed screwthread next adjacent said head, and a eup-V shaped member mounted in said cap the cir cumferential wall whereof is provided with a broad screw adapted to embed itself in the end of a stick of soap turned into said screw member, the upper edge of the cap being turned or spun inwardly over the upper edge of the cup-shaped member.

2. A holder Jfor shaving-sticks, comprising two nested cup-shaped members, the outer member having an enlarged head and a screw-thread formed upon itsl circumferential wall adjacent said head, and the inner member having a thread formed in its inner face, adapted to engage one end of a sticl of soap, and said members being held together' by interlocking the edges thereof; and a tubular shell or casing having a thread at one end adapted to engage the thread upon the outer member aforesaid.

3. A holder for shaving-sticks, comprising two nested cup-shaped metallic members, the edge or rim of the outer member being inturned or spun down over the edge of the inner member; a screw-thread formed upon the wall of the inner member; and a stick of soap having a sheet wrapped about that end which is engaged by the screw, said sheet preventing adherence of the soap to the screw, whereby the stick may be turned out of the screw when desired.

4. A holder for shaving-sticks, comprising two nested cup-shaped metallic members, the edge or rim of the outer member being inturned or spun down over the edge of the inner member; a screw-thread formed upon the wall of the inner member; and a stick of soap having a `foil wrapper about that end which is engaged by the screw, said foil preventing adherence of the soap to the screw, whereby the stick may be turned out of the screw when desired.

5. A holder for shaving-sticks, compris- .ing in combination two nested cup-shaped metallic members, the outer member being enlarged to form. a head and the upper edge of said member being inturned over the edge of the inner member; threads formed upon the wall of said outer member adjacent the head; a relatively broad thread formed upon the inner'face of the inner member; a stick of soap provided with a foil covering, said foil preventing adhesion between the soap and the broad thread aforesaid; and a tubular easing having threads formed at its open end adapted to engage the threads upon the outer cup-shaped member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspeciication.

HENRY AUQHINGLOSS COLGATE. 

